alsoKnownAs

P39
predicate

Indicates that one entity is an alternative name, alias, or designation for another entity.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
alsoKnownAs canonical 93,690
hasAlternativeName 26,393
alternativeName 8,852

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: alsoKnownAs
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is an alternative name, alias, or designation for another entity.

Sample triples (152,447)

Subject Object
Chilean Antarctic Territory Chilean Antarctic Territory
surface form: Antártica Chilena
Chilean Antarctic Territory Chilean Antarctic Territory
surface form: Chilean Antarctica
Himno Nacional de Chile Himno Nacional de Chile via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
surface form: National Anthem of Chile
Himno Nacional de Chile Himno Nacional de Chile via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
surface form: Chilean National Anthem
Peterloo Massacre Peterloo Massacre via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
surface form: Peterloo
St. Petersburg St. Petersburg via predicate surface "hasNickname"
surface form: Northern Capital of Russia
St. Petersburg Venice of the North via predicate surface "hasNickname"
UK government His Majesty’s Government
surface form: Her Majesty's Government
UK government His Majesty’s Government
surface form: His Majesty's Government
Home of Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site Val-Kill
Nansen Refugee Award Nansen Medal
General Convention General Convention of the Episcopal Church
Holy Baptism Baptism via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
Holy Baptism Christian baptism via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
Holy Baptism Holy Baptism via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
surface form: Sacrament of Baptism
Public Works Administration PWA
Public Works Administration Public Works Administration (PWA)
National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Act
surface form: Wagner Act
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
surface form: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Red Sox Nation RSN via predicate surface "hasNickname"
Green Monster The Wall
Boston is a major city in New England
surface form: Boston
Beantown via predicate surface "hasNickname"
Boston is a major city in New England
surface form: Boston
The Hub via predicate surface "hasNickname"
2007 U.S. Open Cup 2007 U.S. Open Cup
surface form: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2007
Amsterdam Venice of the North via predicate surface "hasNickname"
Spanish Empire Spanish Empire
surface form: Spanish Monarchy
Spanish Empire Spanish Empire
surface form: Monarquía Hispánica
Spanish Empire Spanish Empire
surface form: Imperio Español
Triple Alliance (1668) Triple Alliance (1668) via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
surface form: Triple Alliance of 1668
American Civil War American Civil War
surface form: War Between the States
American Civil War American Civil War
surface form: War of the Rebellion
Sea of Japan Sea of Japan via predicate surface "alternativeName"
surface form: East Sea
Sea of Japan South Korea via predicate surface "alternativeNameUsedBy"
Sea of Japan North Korea via predicate surface "alternativeNameUsedBy"
Constitution of Japan Constitution of Japan
surface form: Postwar Constitution
Constitution of Japan Constitution of Japan
surface form: Japanese Constitution
Constitution of Japan Nihon-koku Kenpō
Truman administration domestic policy Fair Deal
surface form: Fair Deal domestic agenda
audion vacuum tube
surface form: Audion vacuum tube
Audion
Lick Lick via predicate surface "hasNickname"
Interface Message Processor IMP
Nonantum, Newton The Lake via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
Nonantum, Newton Silver Lake neighborhood via predicate surface "hasAlternativeName"
Operational Camouflage Pattern OCP
Operational Camouflage Pattern Scorpion W2
NME National Military Establishment via predicate surface "saidToBeTheSameAs"
surface form: National Military Establishment (U.S.)
Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: Manhattan Engineer District
Manhattan District
Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: Manhattan Engineer District
MED
Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: Manhattan Engineer District
Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
TCP/IP TCP/IP
surface form: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol